Historical Sites

It is quite impressive to note that the ground here is perfectly level and there is no watercourse to cross. In fact, the river that underpassed the b… Read the rest

Dionysius of Halicarnassus speaks of Norba as a Latin city (‘History of Archaic Rome’ lib. VII,XIII) that between 501 and 496 B.C. partici… Read the rest

The underground of the city of Osimo is crisscrossed by a dense network of tunnels and underground environments excavated at several levels, making it… Read the rest

The Rialto Bridge was for a long time the only bridge crossing the Grand Canal. Only in 1854 did it follow the Accademia Bridge and in the 20th centur… Read the rest

A symbol of the city and the park is the Plinian Spring, a monument mentioned by Pliny the Elder for its constant water supply. Depicted in the city&#… Read the rest

he Imperial Palace is the city’s most important civic monument. It arose in the first half of the 18th century, with its entrance oriented towar… Read the rest

Lucius Munazio Planco was born into a family of knights in 90 B.C. near Tivoli or Atina; he died at age 90 in Gaeta in the year of Jesus’ birth.… Read the rest

The Parish Church of St. Peter the Apostle,located in the center of the medieval core of Minturno, is a building that is not easily dated.It was erect… Read the rest

The Vesuvius Observatory was built two kilometers away from the crater of Mount Vesuvius, during a historical period of enthusiasm for science in gene… Read the rest

With its 25,000 hectares of land and a population of 80,000, the city of Marsala stands on a pleasant promontory close to the sea. The historic center… Read the rest